Tennessee § 59-1-102 - False statements in statistical reports — Penalty.
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§ 59-1-102. False statements in statistical reports — Penalty.
It is unlawful for any person required to furnish statistical reports to any state department to knowingly and willfully make a false statement in any detail of such reports. A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1953, ch. 86, §§ 94, 95 (Williams, §§ 5638.94, 5638.95); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 58-114; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; T.C.A. § 59-1-114 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 59-1-114 to § 59-1-102 by authority of the Code Commission in 2018. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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